"Staff at the pub acted swiftly to contact us and while we were on our way they did a fantastic job of controlling the flames using a fire blanket and isolating the gas supply.

"There were five people on site at the time, including staff, and they were evacuated for around half an hour.

"We used two fire extinguishers to deal with the fire, but unfortunately the cooker was destroyed. It is fortunate the incident happened when it did and not later in the day when the pub would have been busier."